Tuesday, August 15, 2006

There is a terrific Australian artists called Brett Whiteley.He was a bit of a tragic figure because despite his cheeky persona he was unfortunately addicted to heroin, which was his ultimate undoing.I was never really aware of his work when I was a kid, but I did see the image at the top somewhere and it stuck with me all my life.He was often drawing these angry baboons (the monkey on his back)I post them mostly because they are a distant influence on my own work and also that Oscar has posted a collection of angry monkeys recently.The image below has nothing to do with monkeys but I included it anyway.

This drawing below has nothing to do with monkeys or Brett Whiteley but it was really fucking great to draw.

About Me

My name is Elliot Cowan.
I used to draw in Australia, then I went to draw in London. Now I draw in New York City.
I'm the creator and director of The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead and Roundhead, an animated series that's played at film festivals world wide.
I do a bunch of other things that you can find at www.elliotelliotelliot.com